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BART announces extended service, station stop changes for New Year's Eve
... the downtown fireworks show have caused overcrowding at the Embarcadero BART station. As a result, trains on the Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond lines will not stop at the Embarcadero station beginning at 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve. People wishing to ... Comment?
Federal rent aid program is selective
... to get yourself out of your situation. You can't be unemployed and in an industry that is not currently hiring." A Pittsburg medical billing clerk was one of the lucky 16. Arnold Burton, 49, lost his job in June, fell behind on his house payments ... Comment?
Vorderbrueggen: Financial disclosure flap surfaces
... is not running against me," Kochly said. HERE COMES THE JUDGE?: Former state Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, of Pittsburg, will seek a seat as a Superior Court judge in Contra Costa County in 2010 or 2012. He has not designated for which of the ... Comment?
Richmond doesn't plan to pony up redevelopment funds
... package of spending cuts and accounting maneuvers aimed at closing a yawning deficit. In Contra Costa County, Pittsburg would lose the most at $17.4 million this year, followed by Richmond. Agencies that claim they don't have money must adopt ... Comment?
Readers share their holiday memories
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... had just moved to California after selling their farm in Wisconsin. Dad took a job at the U.S. Steel plant in Pittsburg, Calif. He bought a little house in the Bay Area, and Mother and I joined him later that summer. I was their only child, a little ... Comment?
Union City couple receives refurbished car
... of mothers whose children are serving or have served in the military. After learning that Mike Rose's Auto Body in Pittsburg participates in the AkzoNobel Acoatl National Benevolence Program, in which mechanics volunteer their time to refurbish ... Comment?
New leaders take helm in Pittsburg, Oakley
Gathering to celebrate kwanzaa: The Bay Point Pittsburg African-American Health Care Conductors Program will hold a free community celebration for Kwanzaa from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ambrose Community Center, 3105 Willow Pass Road, Bay Point. 1 comment
Pittsburg police, home developer join forces to help those in need
Christmas Eve giveaways by Albert Seeno III's Discovery Homes and Pittsburg Police merged Thursday morning into a large community event that took organizers by surprise. Comment?
Contra Costa Times Dec. 24 Letters from our readers
... take Congress no time at all to come up with a health plan we can all live with. John Ferrante Concord Proud of Pittsburg I thank Cal Waite for his letter of Dec. 12. He is so right. If the Times would just count how many times it publishes even ... Comment?
... is an example of a how the outreach program touches lives, said George Johnson, who established the ministry in Pittsburg in 1996 when he and his wife gave out hundreds of sandwiches every Saturday to the homeless. A year later, the Johnsons ... Comment?
... of Clayton Road. DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Four people were cited on suspicion of disorderly conduct, including: a Pittsburg man, 26, at 6:38 a.m. in the 3400 block of Clayton Road; a Concord man, 28, at 4:25 p.m. in the 1200 block of Monument Boulevard; ... Comment?
East Bay Football Coach of the Year: Pittsburg's Victor Galli
After a loss to Berkeley on Sept. 25, the season looked lost for the Pittsburg High football team. Comment?
Share the Spirit: Pittsburg nonprofit helps needy despite drop in donations
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... Johnson said as she wheeled a load of onions, potatoes and boxes of soups, baking supplies and pasta into the Pittsburg center. It's a situation that program organizers hope won't be repeated next year. The nonprofit group traditionally provides ... Comment?
Finmeccanica: AnsaldoBreda Inc. Wins Contract in San Francisco to Upgrade 143 Light Rail Vehicles
... system to keep San Francisco a transit-first city". The vehicles will be transported to AnsaldoBreda's plant in Pittsburg, California , where the doors, steps, couplers, air supply units, wiring and bearings will be overhauled. Nathaniel P. Ford, ... Comment?
Contra Costa Times Dec. 23 Letters from our readers
... truthful. Mary Lou Brown San Pablo False image I agree with Cal Waite's comments in his letter on Dec. 10 about Pittsburg and the false image that is many times displayed about the city. I live in Lafayette and worked in Pittsburg for six years as ... Comment?
Byron and Oakley beat hospital annexation: Heavily favored in Brentwood, Bethel Island and Knightsen, the proposal to annex most of the fifth supervisorial district to the Pittsburg Community Hospital District was defeated in Tuesday's special election by landslide negative vote in both Byron and Oakley. Comment?
Pittsburg pours $1.4 million more into brewery project
Pittsburg leaders once again decided to tap into city funds to complete turning a historic downtown building into a brewery. Comment?
Women's basketball: Pittsburg's pied piper Price leads talented trio...
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... Nelson was recruiting for the 2009-10 season, she felt confident that Jasmanique Price, a point guard out of Pittsburg High in the East Bay, would come on board. What she didn't know was that Price would not only emerge to be the leader of her team, ... 2 comments
Share the Spirit: Helping stressed-out mothers with advice and basic needs
... to a fourth child but was having a hard time seeing the joy past the tears. "I was feeling so depressed," said the Pittsburg mother. "There were days when I was crying all the time." That's when Edith Senatori of Newborn Connections stepped in, ... Comment?
City Web site gets fresh look: The city's municipal Web site, www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us, has a new look. Comment?